Antonio Conte has typically opted to deploy a three-at-the-back system during his managerial career.
The Italian has enjoyed great levels of success with both 3-4-3 and 3-5-2 formations during spells with Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan, winning at least one league title with each club.
However, considering the Lillywhites acquired both Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski during the January transfer window, the veteran coach may think about utilising a back-four set-up during the remainder of the campaign.
Here, football.london takes a look at two different formations that Spurs could use to get the best of their new signings, as well as the likes of Son Heung-Min and Harry Kane.
4-4-2
During the second half of the 2019/20 campaign, former manager Jose Mourinho occasionally deployed a 4-4-2 system to relative success, a system that could perhaps work with the club's new additions.
Brazilian winger Lucas Moura was deployed on the left flank back then, a position that would allow Kulusevksi to operate on the right - where he played his best football during his rollercoaster spell with Serie A giants Juventus.
Meanwhile, Bentancur has excelled in a midfield pivot, with the likes of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg or Oliver Skipp then fighting it out to play alongside the Uruguayan international in the centre of the park.
Kane and Son have also previously shown that they can complement each other up top in a two-striker system, with the duo possessing the perfect balance of attacking movement, pace and deadly sharpshooting.
4-3-3
Both Liverpool and Manchester City, who have shared the last four Premier League titles, have deployed a 4-3-3 system during their title-winning campaigns.
This way Kulusevski would join Kane and Son in a front three, with the England captain dropping deep to help assist in the build-up phase whilst the South Korean international can dart in behind to stretch opposition defences.
A flat midfield three of Hojbjerg, Skipp and Bentancur would undoubtedly provide solidity ahead of a back four consisting of Emerson Royal, Cristian Romero, Eric Dier and Sergio Reguillon.
One problem that Conte and Co may experience with this set-up could be that Kulusevski may have to shoulder almost all of the creative burden, given none of Spurs' midfield options are particularly known for their creativity in the final third.
